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During World War II USS Sherburne was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:TransRon Fourteen, COMO. D. L. Ryan USN (16);TransDiv Forty-Two, CAPT. A.R. Mack USN (17) and participated in the following campaign:

Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns

Campaign and Dates

Okinawa Gunto operationAssault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 May to 30 June 1945

Following World War II USS Sherburne was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal

27 September 15 November 1945

14 to 22 January 1946

Decommissioned, 3 August 1946 at Stockton, CA.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Stockton Group

Returned to MARAD custody and struck from the Naval Register, 9 September 1958 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Reacquired and reinstated in the Naval Register, 22 October 1969

Converted to a Missile Range Instrumentation Ship

Placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22), 21 October 1971

Placed out of service, 12 June 1997, at Port Canaveral, FL.

Struck from the Naval Register, 3 May 1999

Current Disposition, returned to MARAD, 19 September 2000, for lay up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA., maintenance category X,

Permanent Title transferred to MARAD, 28 July 2001

Removed for the National Defense Reserve Fleet, 14 June, 2012, No record of sale

From left to right; US Army Corps of Engineers floating nuclear power plant Sturges, ex-USS Gage (APA-168) and ex-USNS Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) laid up in the Maritime Administration National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, 6 April 2009.

Photo by Mike Hibbard

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Ex-USS Gage (APA-168) and ex-USNS Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) as seen from the deck of US Army Corps of Engineers floating nuclear power plant Sturges while laid up in the Maritime Administration National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, 6 April 2009.

Photo by Mike Hibbard

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View from the bridge looking towards the bow of ex-USNS Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) while laid up in the James River National Defense Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, VA. Range Sentinel is moored between ex-USS USS Gage (APA-168) to port and SS Cape Cod to starboard, circa 6 to 8 April 2009.